Embracing technology: Patients', family members' and nurse specialists' experience of communicating using e-mail

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 198-208

  Cornwall, Amanda ^a   Moore, Sally ^b   Plant, Hilary ^c  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic mail (e mail); Lung cancer; Nurse specialist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CONFIDENTIALITY; E-MAIL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; ELECTRONIC MAIL; ENGLAND; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNET; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 46249105522     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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